The Inexcusable Freedom of Irresponsible Gun Owners
JAN 11, 2014 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- The current level of “freedom” allowed for gun owners in many states gives far too much latitude...
My Christian Response to Violence: Beyond the Politics to Spiritual Reflection
NOV 5, 2013 | BY: NEELY BAUGH -- Jesus and violence. I’ve struggled for a long time to voice how I feel about these two things and how they...
Bringing America Back to Life
OCT 22, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Yesterday, I read about the 2-year old child who shot herself by accident in North Carolina...
Navy Yard Shooting: More Dead by "Most Wanted Gun in America"
SEPT 16, 2013 | BY: LAURA TRUAX -- More dead people – by a weapon that’s been called “The most wanted gun in America." Thirteen...
Beating AK47s into Shovels
AUGUST 15, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- It doesn’t get much cooler than beating an AK47 into a shovel. We are starting to make...
The God who cries when children die
BY: KURT WILLEMS -- This is a world of loss. A world of instability. Today we grieve in light of such a world where a troubled young man can...
Why This Christian Will Never Own a Gun
As a Christian and a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I often struggle with Scripture and how God intends for me to live in the world. Jesus and our faith demands of us to make difficult decision...
Senseless Violence in the Theater and on the Screen
During what one moviegoer hypothesized as "part of the movie, " 12 people were shot and killed with 38 more wounded during a midnight showing of "The Dark Night Rises" outside of Denver late last night. The Pre...
You Can Help George Win a Van
One year ago this week, as the birds were hatching on our porch and the rose bush was in full bloom, our friend George was shot, just four blocks up the street. The bullet that hit his neck lodged in his C...
While the Blood Dries: Loving Our Enemies
Tonight I drove my close friend Michelle to the airport for an unexpected trip home to Denver. Hours earlier she had received a phone call from her mother share news that no one can be prepared for. That evenin...